Nati celebrated his 4th birthday. We had cupcakes and juice at school, followed by Ethiopian dinner with a good friend, then more cake and ice cream at home. Enjoy a few photos from the day.
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- Christine
- I enjoy trying new things, reading, and being a mom to a 4 year old. My motto is "Life is too short. I am too Blessed to be Stressed and too Anointed, to be Disappointed! I say No to Everything and Everyone that doesn't help ME accomplish MY dreams!"
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Gladney Timeline
- 11/20/08: Adoption finalized in ET
- 05/08/08: Referral accepted
- 05/06/08: Referral phone call
- 03/09/08: Completed Hague training
- 02/11/08: Dossier received in Ethiopia
- 02/04/08: Dossier authenticated and off to Ethiopia
- 01/30/08: Offically on waitlist
- 01/30/08: Dossier complete and off to DC
- 01/16/08: CIS approval arrived
- 01/03/08: CIS Fingerprinting
- 12/20/07: Gladney Approved
- 11/9/07: Homestudy conducted
- 10/26/07: Homestudy scheduled
- 10/12/07: completed medical forms and other items and mailed
- 10/10/07: Picked name for the little one
- 10/10/07: 2nd set of fingerprints and FBI clearance form
- 10/3/07: First set of fingerprints
- 09/26/07: Paid homestudy and half of program fee
- 09/14/07: Submitted I-600A application
- 08/30/07: Submitted request for international adoption application
- 08/29/07: Phone orientation
- 08/24/07:Submitted completed info sheet to Gladney
- 08/17/07: Registered for Gladney info session
2 comments:
Happy Birthday, Nati!
Gladney Center for Adoption
He is so beautiful! We are getting a girl, but when I see little boys like that, I say...and then we're going back for a boy. Yup. Goin back.
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